Entry Title: " Fighting for a pittance"
Name: Sandra Hoyn, Germany
Category: Professional, Sports


Entry Description: Muay Thai (Thai boxing), the national sport of Thailand, is one of the toughest martial arts in the world. For many people, it secures their livelihood, as it is normal that children fight for tourists and locals for betting purposes. A minimum age for the fighters does not exist. For a pittance, they reach their mental and physical limits with boxing matches. Only a few become a professional boxing idol and earn a lot of money. At the age of 25 their career is usually over.

2005 diploma at the University of Applied Sciences Hamburg, Germany, since 2005 working as freelance photographer, since 2007 member of Laif. Awards and nominations: 2011 VG Bild-Kunst Scholarship, 2009 Media Award Kindernothilfe, 2007 VG Bild-Kunst Scholarship, 2005 Nomination Joop Swart Masterclass, 2004 Kodak Young Talent Award